Director of Ethical Culture & Conduct

GEICO•Bethesda, MD

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

GEICO is seeking an experienced attorney and compliance leader to build and lead its ethical culture program. The Director owns and administers compliance policies, including the Code of Business Ethics and Conduct; fosters a strong speak-up culture; and partners with Corporate Litigation and Investigations, the People Group, Employment Law, and the Corporate Secretary. The role includes building and managing a team, developing metrics to measure the organization's ethical health, and advising senior and executive leadership on ethics and conduct matters. The Director oversees reporting channels for compliance-related concerns and compliance communications; partners on the intake, escalation, and resolution of Code-related concerns and investigations; and owns the conflicts of interest certification process. The role also leads program measurement and future initiatives, assesses training needs with Learning and Development, exercises independent legal judgment on significant issues, and prepares reporting and communications for senior and executive leadership. This is a hybrid role based in Bethesda, Maryland; New York City, New York; or Cleveland, Ohio. The position reports to the Chief Compliance Officer. GEICO does not sponsor new applicants for employment authorization for this position.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
Admission to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
At least 10 years of relevant experience in ethics, compliance, employment law, or a related specialty.
Experience building or scaling a program and managing or partnering closely on investigations with investigations and employee relations functions.
Experience building and managing a team, including hiring, performance management, and mentoring.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, including the ability to evaluate intangibles and exercise judgment on significant or unique issues.
Ability to explain complex legal and compliance concepts to non-lawyers and senior and executive leadership.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, and stakeholders across departments.
Ability, with or without accommodation, to perform essential functions including seeing, hearing, typing, and speaking.

Nice To Haves

Experience in insurance, financial services, or another highly regulated industry.
Experience designing culture or engagement surveys and translating results into program action.
Experience partnering with training or learning teams on survey or program deployment.

Responsibilities

Own and administer GEICO's Code of Business Ethics and Conduct and serve as the primary resource for interpreting it.
Lead efforts to foster an ethical, speak-up culture, including oversight of compliance-related reporting channels and ownership of compliance communications.
Partner with Corporate Litigation and Investigations, the Corporate Secretary, and the People Group on intake, escalation, and resolution of Code-related concerns and investigations.
Design, administer, and monitor the conflicts of interest certification process.
Develop metrics to measure the organization's ethical health and lead initiatives such as an associate compliance culture survey and a comprehensive compliance program review.
Assess training needs and partner with Learning and Development on training content, deployment, and completion requirements.
Build and manage a team, including hiring, performance management, and mentoring.
Coordinate with the People Group, Employment Law, Corporate Litigation and Investigations, the Corporate Secretary, and outside counsel as needed to align policies, processes, and escalations.
Exercise independent legal judgment on significant and unique ethics and conduct issues.
Advise business leaders and stakeholders at the highest levels and prepare reporting and communications for senior and executive leadership.